
Henry G. Sanders
Known For
Acting
Born
1942-08-18 in Houston, Texas, USA
Biography
Henry Gayle Sanders is an American actor known for his TV roles as Prosper Denton on Queen Sugar, Samuel Carter on 9-1-1, Uncle Chester on Hap & Leonard, Cedric on the miniseries DMZ, and Robert E. On Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as well as the TV movie of the same name. He's known for his film roles as Arthur Holloway in Samaritan, Pastor Jack in Roman J. Israel Esq., Cager Lee in Selma, Red Henderson in Whiplash, Martin in Rocky Balboa, Cesar's Trainer in Play It to the Bone, and Sandy in Bull Durham. He has also had roles in a number of TV movies. He's guest starred on numerous TV shows including Shameless, American Horror Story, Grey's Anatomy, The Mentalist, CSI, Cold Case, Eleventh Hour, Heartland, Commander in Chief, Joan of Arcadia, The West Wing, Boomtown, NYPD Blue, Moesha, Sliders, ER, Murphy Brown, The Young and the Restless, L.A. Law, Alf, Matlock, Married... with Children, Beauty and the Beast, Moonlighting, Cagney & Lacey, Highway to Heaven, What's Happening Now?, 227, Hunter, Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, Knots Landing, Night Court, Knight Rider, Diff'rent Strokes, St. Elsewhere, The Greatest American Hero, The Jeffersons, Good Times, and The Rockford Files.
Most Known For

Grey's Anatomy
as Dr. Hudson

Shameless
as Jelly

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Bill Gibson

The Mentalist
as Willie Shubert

9-1-1
as Samuel Carter

American Horror Story
as Willie

American Horror Story
as Mr. Royale

The West Wing
as Ambassador Tiki

Married... with Children
as Murray

ER
as Phillip

Murder, She Wrote
as Skycap

Miami Vice
as Trick Baby

Cold Case
as Ronnie Collins

Knight Rider
as Hotel Security Guard

Sliders
as Harold

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Robert E.

Knots Landing
as Stan

Knots Landing
as Casey Hale

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues
as Jerome